Abstract The identification and management of patients with aortic stenosis exist along a continuum that includes healthy living, latent progression, diagnosis, treatment, and posttreatment recovery. Barriers to the provision of…
Abstract Background A patent foramen ovale (PFO) has a complex anatomy, and evaluating the size before closure may be challenging. We aimed to investigate the correlation between preprocedural transesophageal echocardiography…
Abstract Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with self-expanding valves (SEVs) may have different outcomes with supra-annular valves (SAVs) or intra-annular valves (IAVs) in patients with small aortic annuli (SAA),…
Abstract Background Limited studies are available which aim to identify patient populations that would potentially benefit from the use of cerebral embolic protection devices (CPDs) during transcatheter aortic valve replacement…
Highlights • Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair requires preprocedure echocardiography. • In certain circumstances, timeliness of transesophageal echos can be a limitation. • Using transthoracic echo results, heart teams may decide…
Abstract Background The commercial use of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion with the Watchman device is increasing in the United States. The purpose of this study was to evaluate center-related…
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as a viable treatment option for patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis across all surgical risk groups. Although the need for alternative access to…
Abstract Background An expanded tricuspid regurgitation scale has been shown to be incrementally useful in understanding the response to transcatheter therapies. A similar approach to mitral regurgitation (MR) has not…
Abstract Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, placing an immense burden on health care costs worldwide. The emergence of therapeutic ultrasound-based therapies in the…
Abstract Background Changes in the dicrotic notch characteristics in the aortic pressure waveform have not been adequately studied with mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER). In this study, we sought to…
